By: PHCH
In today’s article we are going to show you how to make your own pills from home exactly step-by-step so if you ever wondered what is needed to go through this process you are definitely at the right place.
These stories below are just some examples of people who started like you - reading our blog and reaching us out with the intention of making tablets. It doesn’t matter if you want to create Vitamin D or Whey Protein supplements for your daily needs or if you want to start building a business as a new brand at the supplement market. We, LFA team, are here to support you on your exciting journey.
Lindsay, the founder of Bite Toothpaste Bits purchased her first tablet press machine from us and she has developed a product which is now the big number one on the market. There is probably no-one who hasn’t heard about chewing toothpaste bits yet!
Congratulations, Lindsay!
James and Tom started their own company Oxford Vitality with our TDP 5.
“Our first run was 10,000 caffeine tablets done on a TDP 5. Our first day of sales was £5 on eBay.co.uk. There was no website, logo, or a hundredth of the information that there is now.”
Fast forward to today and Oxford Vitality now has over 150 products. The TDP 5 was upgraded to two RTP 41’s. The website and logo are refined and recognised by thousands of people and sales are dramatically up from that first £5 day.
Sam Turner from Essential Gains has started with us as well.
“I am just about to launch my own business selling a range of 100% natural Sports Nutrition and Fitness Supplements.
When researching which machine to purchase I visited LFA in Bicester and Freddie was extremely helpful and very knowledgeable. LFA helped me by customising my machine to single-phase power which was a vital requirement for me and my premises.
The customer service communication throughout the process was fantastic and on the technical/training side George was the ultimate professional! I would not hesitate to recommend LFA and I look forward to an on-going relationship with them as my business expands“
Good luck with your business, Sam!
And now? Let’s get started with our guide!
Clean working space with a table, gloves, bowl, new plastic bag, spoon, your formula, tablet press.
Let’s break it into steps.
You want to be sure that the working space you chose is ready for manipulation with your powder and the final product - tablets. This is to prevent cross-contamination with dirt and dust.
It is recommended to use gloves for manipulation with your formula. Natural latex/rubber gloves are sufficient.
Each item needs to be cleaned properly before its use. If you use an aggressive detergent be sure that you clean everything with hot water so there are no bits left. The best way is to use a detergent which is food-friendly.
Get ready your active and passive ingredients to a bowl and simply stir them up.
Active ingredients/active substance
Passive/Inactive ingredients
Once your formula is mixed properly the next step would be to put it into a tablet press of your choice.
When developing a product for your own consumption the best solution would probably be VICE hand held press with which you can create 1 tablet per time.
If you are a bit impatient and don’t want to open and close your press after every tablet you make, go for our desktop press TDP 0 which allows you to create bunch of tablets by only the rotation of a handle.
We have specially designed tablet presses for R&D (Research and Development). These machines are the family of DTPs.
If you already know that your production is going to be bigger and you will need to create up to 5 400 tablets per hour then your safest bet is TDP 5.
The range of our offer of tablet presses is much wilder than this, however, these machines listed above are the most popular for start-ups or private users.
Try out our tool Right Machine For You which can help you to make a decision which machine is suitable for your needs the most.
If you want to be sure that your formula is mixed properly, put it inside a plastic bag close it on the open end and shake with it. As you go and grow with your production you would probably need to purchase one of our powder mixers, however, it is probably not needed for now.
